The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county club hurling competition in Ireland, and has been contested every year since the 1970–71 championship.
Damien Hayes is an Irish hurler who played as a corner-forward at senior level for the Galway county team from 2001 to 2015.
Oliver Canning is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Galway senior team.
Eugene Cloonan is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-forward for the Galway senior team.
The Galway Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in the county of Galway in Ireland.
The Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship was an annual hurling tournament played between the senior hurling clubs in Connacht contested from 1970 until 2007 when it was discontinued due to a lack of meaningful opposition for the Galway champions. The Galway champions now qualify directly for the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship semi-final.
Joseph Canning is an Irish hurler who plays for club side Portumna and previously at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. Often considered one of the greatest players of his generation and widely regarded as one of the greatest hurlers of all time, Canning enjoyed a 14-season career with the Galway senior hurling team, won five All-Stars and was named GAA-GPA Hurler of the Year in 2017. He won seven major trophies in his inter-county career, including one All-Ireland Championship, three Leinster Championships and three National Hurling Leagues. A prolific scorer from play and placed balls, Canning holds the record for most sideline cuts scored (28) and is the championship's all-time top scorer with 27 goals and 486 points. His 62 championship appearances is a Galway record.
Portumna GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Portumna in County Galway. The club is almost exclusively centred on hurling.
Gerry McInerney is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Kinvara and with the Galway senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s.
The 2007–08 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 38th club hurling competition since its establishment in 1970–71. The first matches of the season were played on 14 October 2007 and the championship ended on 17 March 2008. Ballyhale Shamrocks went into the 2007–08 championship as defending champions, having won their fourth All-Ireland title the previous year.
Michael 'Hopper' McGrath is an Irish former sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Sarsfields and was a member of the Galway senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s.
Leo Smith is a hurler from Portumna in County Galway, Ireland but plays with the Westmeath senior team, with whom he won Christy Ring Cup tiles in 2005 and 2007. With Portumna he has won Galway Senior Hurling Championships in 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009, 2013Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championships in 2005 & 2007 and All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2013. Smith qualifies to play for the Lake County through his work as a teacher in Athlone. Now teaching Ag science, biology, and chemistry in his native Portumna.
The 2010 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match played at Croke Park, Dublin, the headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association, on Wednesday, 17 March 2010, to determine the winners of the 2009–10 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship. The match was won by Ballyhale Shamrocks of Kilkenny, who beat Portumna of Galway by 1–19 to 0–17. The referee was Cathal McAllister from Cork.
Johnny Coen is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Loughrea and formerly with the Galway senior inter-county team.
Seán Treacy is an Irish hurling coach and former player. At club level he played with Portumna, while he also lined out at inter-county level with various Galway teams. Treacy is the current coach of the Clare senior hurling team.
Andrew Keary is an Irish hurler who plays for Galway Championship club Killimor. He previously lined out with the Galway senior hurling team. Keary usually lines out as a forward.
The 2014 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played at Croke Park on 17 March 2014 to determine the winners of the 2013–14 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the 44th season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion clubs of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Portumna of Galway and Mount Leinster Rangers of Carlow, with Portumna winning by 0-19 to 0-11.
This page details statistics of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.
Jack Canning is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Portumna, while he has also lined out at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team.
Declan McLaughlin is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Portumna, while he has also lined out at inter-county level with various Galway teams.
